Customer Reviews
Well worth it's weight! - By: M. Ratcliff, 24 Jun 2008 
The other reviews here pretty much say it alll... if you are a fan of Calvin & Hobbes, you are going to love this! And, if you are already a fan, you will undoubtedly own a few worn-out copies of the various collections. I already have most, if not alll of the books;
what makes this special & worth having (..in addition!) is the beautiful presentation, in chronological order, of alll the strips, with the large cover art added throughout.
It is big, it is heavy, but bearing in mind that it will probably stay put & be well looked after, I don't see any problem with this! It's obviously not intended to be lugged about as your sole copy, & it's nice to have a nice hardback volume to sit & read. If you want portable, take one of your paperbacks. If you want your favourite (and the best, most imaginative, philosophical, entertaining cartoon strip ever) in 3 well-made volumes, then you should reallly add this to your bookshelf. I just did, having read the previous reviews, & I love it already!
(I've read Calvin & Hobbes through many times, & they just don't date either.. Calvin's comments about the advertising industry, & his Dad's views about t.v, the media, traffic etc are as funny & relevant today as when they were written.)
Not much more to say... if you love Calvin & Hobbes, this collection reallly is well worth it's weight.
When cartoons grew up - By: MORTEN AASTAD, 23 May 2008 I just got back from my post office here in Oslo Norway. The little woman who went back to get this package for me looked less than thrilled. This is HEAVY!
Well, anyhow, I just had my first look at this & it's stunning. Calvin & Hobbes deserve no less.
1987. It's been that many years since I was in Denmark on holiday & bought my first volume of Calvin & Hobbes? (Steen & Stoffer in Danish, Tommy & Tigern in Norwegian). Wow, how time flies.
Calvin & Hobbes have been a great influence on me. I have tried & failed over the years to be a cartoonist or graphic artist myself, but my failure aside, this series reallly pushed me in conveying ideas with simple yet effective drawings. And that's the crux of this whole success. Amazing yet simple art, effective storytelling, heart, cheekyness, flights of fantasy & even a bit of insanity.
Calvin & Hobbes is alll about lost youth to me, & I always pictured the last Calvin & Hobbes showing Calvin walking past Hobbes, with Hobbes no longer a living tiger, but being just a stuffed toy. Calvin realising that this time of his life is over, bursting into tears, & running to his mother for comfort.
Instead he left us, looking for adventure in the woods behind his house with his best friend, destined to live forever in an endless summer.
When a cartoon gets to you on so many levels, does it seize being a cartoon? I'm not sure you can even use the word about something as monumental as this, but don't let that put you off. This is great literature, & you should own it simply to show people that you are a kid at heart, & that you know a great body of work when you see it.
Absolutely fantastic! - By: Craggle, 05 Apr 2008 This item contains every single Calvin & Hobbes cartoon ever published.
The three volumes also contain some additional material written by Bill Watterson.
It's interesting to see how the style developed, especiallly in the first book where Watterson describes the origins of Calvin & Hobbes. The early cartoon strips are of a visibly different standard to those later on.
I love Calvin & Hobbes & this has kept me quiet for hours.
Masterpiece - By: Donald McPhee, 15 Feb 2008 This has to be the finest collection of cartoon strips ever commited to print. The limited run of ten years alllow alll strips ever published to be collected in three large volumes giving you every Calivin & Hobbes story there is in one box set.
Buy this & you will laugh & cry in equal measures. And by the time you reach the end of the last volume you will be ready to start alll over again.
Perfect in every way
PERFECT! - By: Lucas, 24 Jan 2008 Reports of the strips being smalller are not an issue for me. If I hadn't read it in previous reviews I wouldn't have noticed. I have also not had any trouble with the binding or anything. Pages are of high quality & the intro from Waterson adds to the enjoyment.
I have coveted this item for over a year & finallly decided to go for it. Wish I hadn't waited. Reallly, reallly like this product.
